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AFP Training Series: Automated Fiber Placement (AFP) Programming Class
When: Nov. 17-21, 2025
Where: National Institute for Aviation Research, Wichita, KS
Learn to program Automated Fiber Placement (AFP) parts using the VERICUT Composites Programming (VCP) software. This third-party software can be used to program a wide variety of AFP machines. The five-day hands-on class covers material specifications, and how to import models, generate courses and plies, link them together, and post process. Attendees will also learn how to export models and programs from VCP into VERICUT Composites Simulation (VCS), which allows users to run the programs through a simulation to make sure the parts are laid up correctly, and find and correct machine over-travels and possible machine collisions.
RTCA's DO-160G, Environmental Conditions and Test Procedures for Airborne Equipment
When: Dec. 8-12
Where: 3800 S. Oliver, Wichita, KS
RTCA has teamed with NIAR to offer high quality training covering RTCA’s DO-160G, Environmental Conditions and Test Procedures for Airborne Equipment. The course will provide an understanding of the use of DO-160G and how it fits in with the greater picture of requirements, design, certification and Technical Standard Orders (TSOs).